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In July 2019, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) approved a new standard on gasoline quality, EAS 158:2019 Automotive gasoline (premium motor spirit) specification, adopted as Kenyan standard KS EAS 158:2019. The standard was drafted by the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicle Fuels and the Technical Committee on Petroleum Products, dependent on the direction of the Chemical Industry Standards Committee at the KBS.
Key changes for automotive gasoline (premium motor spirit) EAS 158:2019 compared with the previous standard (EAS 158:2012)
Property
Previous standard EAS 158:2012
Current standard EAS 158:2019
Lead content, maximum
13.0 mg/L
5 mg/kg
Benzene content, maximum
3.0% v/v
1.0% v/v
Total
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